4295. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the number of applications received under the 2026 Community Centre Investment Fund, broken down by county and funding category; the total value of funding sought in each county; the number of applications deemed eligible and ineligible; the anticipated date for announcing allocations; the manner in which geographical balance, levels of deprivation, accessibility needs and the absence of alternative community facilities will be considered during assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58455/26]
4294. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the number of roads and laneways currently awaiting works under the local improvement scheme in each local authority area; the date of the oldest outstanding application; the estimated cost of completing all eligible applications currently awaiting funding; the 2026 allocation to each local authority; the number of roads expected to be completed from that allocation, in tabular form. [58454/26]
4293. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht in respect of each active project approved under the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund as of 30 June 2026, the county, date approved, original estimated cost, latest estimated cost, funding allocated, funding drawn down to date, original expected completion date, current expected completion date and present project status; the projects that have not commenced or are more than 12 months behind their original schedule; the reasons for each such delay, in tabular form. [58453/26]
4292. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht whether he accepts that requiring communities to compete repeatedly for funding for basic maintenance, accessibility works, energy upgrades and the continued operation of essential local facilities may advantage organisations with greater voluntary, professional or administrative capacity; and whether he will introduce a guaranteed baseline, multi-annual community infrastructure allocation for each county, weighted according to need and supplemented by competitive funding for exceptional projects. [58451/26]
4291. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the total number of separate competitive grant schemes administered by his Department in each year from 2021 to 2026; the number of applications received, approved and refused under each scheme; the estimated staff and administrative cost to the Department, local authorities and community organisations of preparing and assessing these applications; and whether he has assessed if a consolidated, formula-based funding model would provide greater certainty, equity and value-for-money. [58450/26]
4290. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht whether his Department will review its reliance on multiple competitive, time-limited grant schemes for essential community infrastructure and examine replacing elements of this approach with transparent, multi-annual allocations to each local authority based on population, rurality, deprivation, service deficits and the condition of existing facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58449/26]
4017. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting to access each discipline within psychiatry of later life teams, by discipline, HSE health region and integrated healthcare area; the number waiting less than six months, six-12 months, one to two years, two to three years, three to four years, four to five years and more than five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58572/26]
4016. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting to access each discipline within adult community mental health teams, by discipline, HSE health region and integrated healthcare area; the number waiting less than six months, six-12 months, one to two years, two to three years, three to four years, four to five years and more than five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58571/26]
4015. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the number of children and young people waiting to access each discipline within Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, by discipline, HSE health region and integrated healthcare area; the number waiting less than six months, six-12 months, one to two years, two to three years, three to four years, four to five years and more than five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58570/26]
3990. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 3034 of 14 April and 409 of 21 May 2026, the approved WTE, filled WTE and vacant WTE in social work, psychology and occupational therapy in each mainstream CAMHS team in HSE West and North West, broken down by integrated healthcare area and team; for each vacant post, the grade, WTE, date on which the vacancy arose, whether it is approved for filling, recruitment attempts made and current recruitment status; the number of individual posts that have been vacant for more than 12 months, irrespective of whether another staff member in the same discipline remains on the team or temporary, agency or cross-cover is available; to clarify whether the previous statement that no CAMHS team had been without one of these disciplines for more than one year meant that no team had fallen to zero WTE in a discipline, rather than that no individual post had been vacant for more than one year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58452/26]
3962. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting to access each discipline within psychiatry of later life teams, broken down by discipline, HSE health region and integrated healthcare area; the number waiting less than six months, six-12 months, one to two years, two to three years, three to four years, four to five years and more than five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58299/26]
3942. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health for a list of current contracts for outsourced diagnostic imaging services; the provider, imaging modality, contract value, commencement and expiry dates, procurement method and location of service delivery in each case; and whether each contract involves publicly owned or privately owned imaging equipment. [58222/26]
3941. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health in respect of outsourced diagnostic imaging services, the number and cost of scans delivered by private providers using publicly owned equipment on public healthcare sites; privately owned equipment located on public healthcare sites; and private imaging facilities; and the figures by modality, HSE health region and provider, in tabular form. [58221/26]
3940. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health across all diagnostic imaging modalities, the number of scans outsourced by the HSE in each of the years 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; the associated expenditure; and the figures, by imaging modality, HSE health region and provider, in tabular form. [58220/26]
3939. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the current status of the proposed Midleton Community Nursing Unit; the date the project received planning permission; the date works commenced on the build; the date the project was completed; the date services are expected to commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58219/26]
3938. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health for a list of all mental health capital projects costing in excess of €1 million in the South West region since 1 January 2023; the location and purpose of each project; the date each received planning permission; the date works commenced on the build; the date each project was completed or is expected to be completed; the date services commenced or are expected to commence; and the current status of each project, in tabular form. [58218/26]
3937. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the current status of the Health Performance Visualisation Platform; whether a decision has been made to pause or discontinue its use or rollout, not to renew the current product, or to replace it with another system; the number of hospitals in which the platform remains in active use; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58217/26]
3936. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the current status of the Health Performance Visualisation Platform; whether a decision has been made to pause or discontinue its use or rollout, not to renew the current product, or to replace it with another system; the date any such decision was taken and the rationale; the number of healthcare settings in which the platform remains in active use; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58216/26]
3935. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the number of new posts funded for adult primary care physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, psychology, dietetics and podiatry services in 2026, by discipline; the number of these posts advertised so far this year; the extent to which the posts will address the difference between current staffing and the WTE staffing she considers necessary to provide an adequate service; and the figures by Integrated Healthcare Area and HSE Health Region, in tabular form. [58215/26]
3934. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the filled whole-time equivalent staffing in adult primary care physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, psychology, dietetics and podiatry services as of 30 June 2026; the WTE staffing she considers necessary to provide an adequate service; and the figures by Integrated Healthcare Area and HSE Health Region, in tabular form. [58214/26]
3933. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the number of new posts funded in 2026 for primary care services for 0-18s within physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, psychology, dietetics and podiatry services, by discipline; the number of those posts advertised so far this year; the extent to which these posts will address the difference between current staffing and the WTE staffing considered necessary; and the figures by Integrated Healthcare Area and HSE Health Region in tabular form. [58213/26]
3932. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the whole-time equivalent staffing in primary care services for 0-18s, as of 30 June 2026, by discipline, including psychology, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, physiotherapy and dietetics; the WTE staffing she considers necessary to provide an adequate service; the number of additional posts funded but not yet filled; and the figures by Integrated Healthcare Area and HSE Health Region, in tabular form. [58212/26]
3931. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the number of people currently admitted to approved centres for more than one year who have been assessed as no longer requiring acute inpatient mental health treatment and as clinically suitable for discharge, transfer to community-based accommodation or a step-down setting; the number awaiting suitable housing, a residential placement, a home-support package, community mental-health supports or other services necessary to facilitate discharge; the number who have an agreed discharge or transition plan; the average and longest period for which such persons have remained in an approved centre since January 2023 following a determination that they were suitable for discharge or transfer; the figures by HSE Health Region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58211/26]
3930. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the number of people currently admitted to approved centres whose continuous period of inpatient mental health care, including direct transfers between approved centres, exceeds one year; three years; five years; and ten years; the figures by HSE Health Region and by broad age group; the longest current continuous period of inpatient mental-health care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58210/26]
3929. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health whether the Mental Health Commission has inspected, monitored or otherwise reviewed any residences providing 24-hour staff support or supervision for people using mental-health services since the publication of its 2018 report, Community Mental Health Services and Supports; if so, the residences or services reviewed, the dates of those reviews and any reports or recommendations arising; if such residences do not fall within the Commission's statutory inspection remit, the body responsible for their independent regulation, inspection and enforcement of standards; whether all such residences are currently subject to routine independent inspection; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58209/26]
3928. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the number of residences providing 24-hour staff support or supervision for people using mental health services that contain shared bedrooms; the total number of shared bedrooms and the number of residents currently accommodated in them by Health Region and Integrated Healthcare Area; the policy governing the use of shared bedrooms; the measures and timeframe for ensuring that every resident who wishes to have a private bedroom can access one; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58208/26]
3927. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the current number of residences providing 24-hour staff support for people using mental health services that are operated or funded by the HSE; the number of people currently living in such residences; the number of residences accommodating more than ten people and the number of residents living in those residences; the number located on or immediately adjacent to a hospital or healthcare campus; the figures by HSE Health Region and Integrated Healthcare Area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58207/26]
3926. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health whether the international surrogacy provisions of the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024, the necessary amending legislation and the relevant functions of the Assisted Human Reproduction Regulatory Authority will be fully operational before 16 December 2026; if not, the specific legislative, regulatory or administrative steps that will remain outstanding on that date; the target completion date for each such step. [58205/26]
3925. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health whether the forthcoming Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) (Amendment) Bill will provide a clear pathway to legal parentage for a non-genetic intended parent where a child is born abroad through a surrogacy arrangement commenced before the new regulatory framework became operational; whether that parent will be able to apply immediately following the child’s birth or return to the State; the precise legal mechanism proposed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58204/26]
3924. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the way in which an international surrogacy arrangement entered into, and in which a pregnancy commenced, before the commencement of Parts 7 and 8 of the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024 will be treated where the child is born after those provisions are commenced; whether such a family will be eligible under the retrospective parentage provisions or the future pre-conception approval framework; the measures being taken to ensure that such families do not fall outside both pathways; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58203/26]
3702. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health whether adverse events associated with tenaculum use, including cervical trauma, bleeding, or vasovagal episodes, are routinely recorded and audited within HSE services. [57431/26]
3701. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE collects data on patient-reported pain during IUD insertion and outpatient hysteroscopy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57430/26]
3700. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the proportion of IUD insertions in HSE-funded services that involve the use of a tenaculum; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57429/26]
3699. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health whether there are national clinical guidelines regarding the use of a tenaculum during outpatient hysteroscopy procedures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57428/26]
3462. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the number of young persons aged 0 to 18 years-of-age on primary care waiting lists for speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, physiotherapy and psychology as of 30 June 2026, by Health Region and Integrated Healthcare Area; the number waiting one, two, three, four years and so on for each discipline; and the longest current wait in each discipline and area, in tabular form. [56468/26]
3353. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health for an update on the implementation of the single point of access model for child services; the precise process for adjudicating cases where there is disagreement as to the appropriate service or pathway, including who makes the final decision and within what timeframe; whether all relevant professional disciplines and service areas have formally agreed to the model; and, where agreement remains outstanding, the disciplines or services concerned and the issues yet to be resolved. [55893/26]
3352. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health to provide, by integrated healthcare area, the number of currently funded whole-time-equivalent posts in general adult community mental health teams in each of the following disciplines: psychiatry, psychotherapy/counselling, psychology, social work and community mental health nursing; the number of vacancies in each discipline; the corresponding staffing requirement under A Vision for Change, adjusted for the population served by each IHA; the shortfall between current staffing and the recommended level in each instance. [55892/26]
3351. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health to detail the resources being provided to the Mental Health Commission to implement its expanded statutory functions under the Mental Health Act 2026, including the regulation, registration and inspection of community mental health services; the Commission's current staffing complement and annual staffing and non-pay allocation; the number of additional WTE posts and additional funding identified as necessary; the number of posts approved and funded to date; the profession, grade and function of each additional post; the number advertised, filled and currently vacant; the proposed recruitment timetable for all remaining posts; whether the Commission considers the resources approved sufficient to discharge its new functions fully and within the intended commencement timetable; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55891/26]
3350. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 1228 of 10 February 2026 and 1111 of 24 February 2026, the reason the Mental Health Commission does not publish information on the duration of mechanical restraint for enduring risk of harm, notwithstanding that approved centres submit information to the Mental Health Commission from which the duration of each use can be established; whether she accepts that reporting only the number of residents or uses does not provide an adequate measure of the extent or severity of restraint; and if she will request that future national restrictive-practices reports publish, by year and approved centre, the total cumulative duration, median duration, longest duration and duration bands for mechanical restraint, with proportionate anonymisation or suppression where genuinely necessary to protect individual residents. [55890/26]
3349. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health for an update on the serious incident management process, fact-finding exercise and proposed wider review and improvement plan initiated by the HSE following the findings of mistreatment of residents and safeguarding failures at Bloomfield Hospital; the terms of reference and governance arrangements for each process; the persons or bodies conducting them; the dates on which they commenced and are expected to conclude; whether interim findings or recommendations have been issued; whether Bloomfield Hospital has resumed accepting admissions; whether the resulting reports and improvement plan will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55889/26]
3346. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the total expenditure incurred by her Department and the Health Service Executive, separately, on external consultancy and advisory services for each contract; the name of the consultancy firm or supplier; the title and purpose of the contract; the relevant Department or HSE division; the amount paid in each year; the number of personnel assigned to the contract and their equivalent whole-time-equivalent commitment or, where this was not specified, the number of contracted and delivered person-days, in each of the years 2022 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55864/26]
2993. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reasons no residential disability placements were being provided directly by the HSE for children and adolescents at the end of May 2026; whether the HSE plans to develop directly provided capacity; and the number of additional places planned by provider type in 2026 and 2027. [58227/26]
2992. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of private providers delivering children’s residential disability services; the name of each provider; and the number of placements operated by each provider. [58226/26]
2991. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the average, lowest and highest annual cost of children’s residential disability placement in 2025 and 2026; and the figures by provider category and HSE Health Region. [58225/26]
2990. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the amount paid to each provider of residential disability services for children and adolescents in each of the years 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; the number of placements funded with each provider. [58224/26]
2989. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for the name of each provider of children’s residential disability services; whether each is a section 38, section 39 or private provider; the number of residential places and children supported by each provider; and the figures by HSE Health Region, in tabular form. [58223/26]
2988. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of private for-profit disability service providers funded by the HSE that rely wholly or partly on HSE community or specialist teams for multidisciplinary clinical supports, including psychology, occupational therapy, social work and speech and language therapy; the number for which no formal multidisciplinary support arrangement is in place; the figures by HSE Health Region, service type and provider; and whether HSE service agreements require each provider to demonstrate access to the clinical disciplines necessary to meet the assessed needs of the people it supports. [58202/26]
2987. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether having a mild intellectual disability precludes or restricts eligibility for HSE-funded respite services in any HSE Health Region; the eligibility criteria applied in each region; the number of children and adults with a mild intellectual disability who applied for respite, were approved and were refused in 2025 and to date in 2026 by Health Region; and the reasons for refusal, in tabular form. [58201/26]
2986. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of additional respite nights and day sessions funded and delivered in 2025 and to date in 2026; the number cancelled due to staffing shortages; the number of children / adolescents and adults assessed as requiring respite who received none; and the figures, by HSE Health Region. [58200/26]
2985. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the amount of HSE capital funding spent since 2020 on disability residential properties that are privately owned or leased; the number of such properties and residents concerned; and the figures, by HSE Health Region and provider. [58190/26]